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Park Road Post was bought by Sir Peter Jackson in 1999

End of the line for Park Road Post video

After more than 70 years of processing film, Park Road Post's film laboratory is wrapping up for good.

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Crowds gather for the premiere (Reuters)

Hobbit premiere brought in $11.7m

The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey injected $11.7 million into the Wellington economy.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey still

Govt ordered to release Hobbit docs

The Ombudsman has ordered the Government to release documents about the deal it struck to ensure the Hobbit movies were made in New Zealand.

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Prime Minister John Key (left) and director Sir Peter Jackson walk around the set of the film The Hobbit near the town of Matamata (AAP)

The battle to keep The Hobbit video

There was a sub-plot to today’s premiere of The Hobbit – a battle over whether the movie would actually be made in New Zealand.

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Sir Peter filmed his own video diaries

Sir Peter shares Hobbit video diaries video

While it has taken 300 days or so to film The Hobbit, Sir Peter Jackson has also been filming behind the scenes.

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Sir Peter Jackson says he finished the film yesterday morning

Peter Jackson and Phillipa Boyens on An Unexpected Journey video

Director Sir Peter Jackson admits it’s been hard to let the film go.

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The Hobbit’s journey to the big screen has been far from trouble-free

100,000 expected at Hobbit premiere

It’s been an unexpected and at times bumpy journey, but the first Hobbit film has finally arrived.

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High drama on eve of Hobbit premiere video

It's been a long, and at times bumpy, road to the red carpet for Sir Peter Jackson and 'The Hobbit' team.

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Sir Peter said he felt sorry for those suffering Hobbit fatigue in the lead up to the film's release (Reuters file)

INTERVIEW: Sir Peter on 'Hobbit fatigue' video

Sir Peter Jackson and the cast of The Hobbit gathered today to talk about tomorrow's premiere.

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Threat to move Hobbit was real, says Jackson

Hobbit director Sir Peter Jackson has revealed how close the movies came to being made outside New Zealand.

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Tolkien's great-grandson rejects controversy video

The great-grandson of The Hobbit author J.R.R Tolkien is on his way back to Wellington for the premiere of the film.

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The premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is next Wednesday  (file)

NZ reliance on Hobbit in question

Prime Minister John Key is denying that the New Zealand film industry is based on Sir Peter Jackson.

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Sir Peter Jackson gets top honour

Oscar-winning film-maker Sir Peter Jackson has been handed New Zealand's highest Queens Birthday honour.

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The Hobbit is being filmed at 48 frames per second rather than the standard 24  (file pic)

Hobbit clip stuns industry with new format

Sir Peter Jackson has stunned a cinema convention in Las Vegas by showing 10 minutes of assorted clips previewing The Hobbit.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with caretaker Gene Demarco

Sir Peter shares Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with air show video

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the car built for the 1968 movie, is about to make its first public appearance in New Zealand.

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Sir Peter helps celebrates release of West Memphis Three

Sir Peter Jackson is being hailed a hero in the United States, credited with paying legal bills to free three men wrongly convicted for murder.

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Sir Peter honoured as 'arts icon' video

He's famed for his cameos on the big screen, but Sir Peter admits the last place he's comfortable is on camera - or receiving an Arts Icon award.

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Sir Peter Jackson fraudster gets jail time

A man has been jailed for almost a year after charging nearly $250,000 to Sir Peter Jackson's American Express card.

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